Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine injured in beating at South Florida LA Fitness - CBS News

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, was hospitalized after he was beaten while in a South Florida LA Fitness steam room Tuesday, police confirmed Wednesday.

"An altercation occurred between several individuals, leaving Daniel Hernandez injured," the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.

The rapper, who sports rainbow-colored hair, suffered facial cuts, his attorney, Lance Lazzaro, told TMZ.

Video posted on several social media sites showed Hernandez on the floor of the gym bathroom as at least two men kicked him and grabbed him by the hair, CBS Miami reported.

Lazzaro told TMZ that 6ix9ine, who didn't have personal security with him, tried to fight back during the attack but was overpowered and outnumbered.

The rapper was released early from federal prison after he cooperated with law enforcement officials during an effort to prosecute fellow gang members, CBS Miami says.